Tohoku University Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center

I had the pleasure of co-organizing and presenting at a symposium at ICON 2025 – International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (Porto, Portugal, September 15–20, 2025).
On September 17 (9:00–10:45), together with Piia Astikainen (University of Jyväskylä), I co-organized the symposium “Language & Music III SY41: Social and Embodied Language Learning.”
The symposium included the following presentations:

• Hyeonjeong Jeong (Tohoku University): How Social Experiences Shape the Bilingual Brain: fMRI Studies of L2 Learning
• Xueqiao Li & Piia Astikainen (University of Jyväskylä): Phonetic and Word Learning in Adulthood: Effects of Social Interaction and Audiovisual Input
• Ana Zappa (University of Barcelona): How Social Cues Shape Second Language Learning: Evidence from Pupillometry, EEG, and Eye-Tracking
• Gal Rozic & Gabriella Vigliocco (University College London): Learning Abstract Concepts in Social Interaction: An Investigation of Behavioural and Brain Dynamics

It was a wonderful experience to exchange ideas, receive thoughtful feedback, and engage in inspiring discussions on social interaction and embodied language learning, which provided valuable insights for our future research.
(Jeong)
Hyeonjeong Jeong, Piia Astikainen 
Language & Music III SY41: Social and Embodied Language Learning.
International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON 2025), Porto, Portugal, September 15–20, 2025.【 Symposist Oral 】
ICON 2025 - International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience